The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office (LPSO) received a $107,700 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office to implement the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP). The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Under the COPS Office Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), LPSO will use the funding to improve school security and promote a positive learning environment through...
The Rapid City Area Schools (RCAS) were awarded a $998,790 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The primary purpose of the 3-year project is to improve school security and create a supportive school climate through evidence-based solutions and a trauma-informed approach. Key activities include hiring two Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) coordinators and two social workers to spearhead...
The University of Missouri System was awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to enhance school safety and prevent violence in 30 schools across four Texas border districts serving over 15,000 students. The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year grant include: Implementing threat identification technology, such as the LearnsaFe software provided by sub-awardee Slate XP, Inc., to...
The $391,345 Project Grant award under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), will be used by the Jefferson Schools district to implement evidence-based programs to improve school security and promote a positive learning environment. The funding will be used to enhance physical security measures, implement safety technology, and deliver...
The Acadia Parish School Board received a $350,700 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program to implement the School Violence Prevention Program. The grant will support evidence-based programs through 2025 to improve school security and foster a positive learning environment. Specifically, the School Violence Prevention Program grant funds will be used to advance the COPS Office's mission of enhancing public safety through community...
The East Jordan Public Schools was awarded a $487,750 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program to implement the School Violence Prevention Program. The grant will fund evidence-based programs through September 2025 to improve security and promote a positive learning environment at East Jordan Middle School. The COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program aims to enhance safety at K-12 schools through school safety strategies and technology....
The Colorado Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management was awarded a $1,992,085 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program. The grant will support standardized training for 150 school resource officers, 30 SRO supervisors, and 105 multidisciplinary school safety teams on best practices for school-based law enforcement, threat assessment, and information...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $207,927 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the ST. James School District Foundation in St. James, Missouri. The purpose of this award is to improve security at schools and on school grounds through evidence-based school safety programs and technology. The funding will be used by the ST. James School District to implement...
The Pima County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) was awarded a $3,520,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to replace approximately 1,350 law enforcement handheld radios. This funding supports the PCSD's Wireless Integrated Network Radio System upgrade, as the existing radios purchased between 2009-2012 are reaching end-of-life in September 2023. The new radios will equip PCSD's commissioned and...
The Magazine School District was awarded a $489,000 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The three-year award will fund the implementation of evidence-based school safety programs and technologies aimed at improving security and promoting a positive learning environment. In line with the goals of the COPS Office program to enhance public safety through community...